luncheon
To eat luncheonTo eat luncheon.
» We asked ten people to the luncheon.
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2 senses(dated, intransitive)To eat luncheon.
(rare, transitive)To serve luncheon to.
Examples
8 sentencesWe asked ten people to the luncheon.
I'm afraid I won't be able to make it for our luncheon appointment.
How did the luncheon go?
It was a good luncheon, as hotels go.
Is it too early to order from the luncheon menu?
Origin
Of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from an earlier *lumpchin, *lumpchen, a diminutive oOf uncertain origin. Possibly derived from an earlier *lumpchin, *lumpchen, a diminutive of lump (“chunk, parcel of food, lunch”), thus related to lunch. It is unclear which came first: whether lunch is a shortening of luncheon, or whether luncheon is an augmentation of lunch. Possibly also a dissimilatory form of or influenced by nuncheon (“light snack taken in the afternoon”).
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Forms
luncheons, luncheoning, luncheoned, luncheoned| Base form | luncheon · to luncheon |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | luncheons |
| Present participle | luncheoning |
| Past simple | luncheoned |
| Past participle | luncheoned |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.